Luxembourg's road freight transport sector is characterised by a high level of international activity, accounting for more than 90% of the sector's total activity. It is worth noting the importance of transport between third countries, which alone accounts for more than 45% of international activity, as well as the growing share of cabotage, which accounts for more than 20% of total activity. Luxembourg ranks 13th among European flags in terms of transport between third countries and 7th in terms of cabotage.

With regard to vehicle operating conditions and working conditions for Luxembourg drivers, changes have been observed since the 2017 study. The annual mileage of vehicles has increased, from 11,450 km in 2017 to 123,000 km. This is due to the fact that the markets of the companies studied in 2021 are different and further away than in 2017, such as Spain and Italy. The same is true for the number of days vehicles are in operation, which has risen to 240 days compared to 226 days in 2017. Conversely, the annual mileage of Luxembourg drivers is tending to fall, from 115,000 km per year in 2017 to 112,750 km per year.

With regard to changes in the various cost items, there has been an increase in driver costs linked to increases in the minimum wage. Driver costs rose by 3.1% over four years, from €50,386 to €51,964. Other cost items also increased, including tolls (+21.1%) and vehicle insurance (+3.1%). Conversely, other cost items tended to decrease over the period, such as maintenance and repairs and tyres. Luxembourg companies therefore seem to pay particular attention to these two cost items, notably by carrying out certain repairs and changing and maintaining tyres directly in their workshops.

Overall, the total cost of a Luxembourg heavy goods vehicle operating internationally is €1.19/km. Compared to the CNR study from 2017, the cost price has increased by +1.8 %.